VietNamNet Bridge – Weaknesses in blood drive organisations have driven voluntary donors away from giving blood, health experts have said.

FC Barcelona look to have booked their place in the last four of the Champions League following a 5-1 home win over Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.

Vietnamese martial artist Van Ngoc Tu won a bronze medal at the Asian Judo Championships in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A concert with the presence of two famous Japanese artists – conductor Honna Tetsuji and young pianist Tamura Hibiki – will take place at the Hanoi Opera House at 8 pm, April 8-9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) and the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in Ha Noi yesterday, April 6, signed a co-operation agreement to train human resources for the national nuclear power programme.

American music legend Bob Dylan on Wednesday night made a smooth debut in Beijing, heralding his long-awaited Chinese mainland concerts to mark the energetic artist's 50 years on the performance stage.

The U.S. government is facing a shutdown as time is running out before the current stopgap budget runs out on Friday, while President Barack Obama failed to reach a compromise Wednesday with Republicans.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts and students both say Vietnamese universities that offer undergraduate honors programs need more government funding.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists announced that they have discovered the natural habitat of a rare turle species, the Vietnamese box turtle (Cuora picturata), in forests on the Langbian Plateau in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of sand ships illegally explore sand in the 10km section of Red River in Hanoi. Some ships even suck sand near the feet of the Vinh Tuy and Thanh Tri bridges.

VietNamNet Bridge – A large part of the battle against inflation is conquering negative public expectations, National Assembly Economic Committee member Nguyen Ngoc Hoa told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times).

VietNamNet Bridge – Technicians from the State-run Academy of Science and Technology have designed a production line to improve the productivity and quality of herbs, oils, spices and fruit used medicinally and to flavour or colour food

VietNamNet Bridge – Agencies needed to speed up the legal procedure for handling corruption cases, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged in the Central Steering Committee for Anti-corruption meeting yesterday, April 6.

The survey conducted on 500 Vietnamese fastest growing enterprises (FAST500) shows that Vietnamese enterprises remain calm when facing new difficulties and they remain optimistic about their business performance in 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese models performed on the catwalk of the “White Serenade” fashion show in HCM City on April 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 31km-long Thien Duong (Heaven) cave, which was discovered recently in the central province of Quang Binh, is really a heaven.

Daimler AG is recalling more than 136,000 Mercedes-Benz M-class SUVs in the United States over complaints that the cruise control doesn't immediately disengage when drivers tap the brake pedal,

The European Commission confirmed on Wednesday Portugal's intention to request a bailout, pledging to deal with the request as soon as possible.

Shares sag under economic gloom; Paper makers anxious on rising input costs; Most transport firms in Hanoi hike bus fares; Export value rises 33.7% in first quarter; Conference targets Indian investors    

The Phu Day Festival has begun with traditional ceremonies, plus artistic activities and unique national games including singing, human chess, wrestling and dragon and lion dancing.